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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Back to top About Medicine Prescription only medicine My Account Area The Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) is the leaflet included in the pack with a medicine. Last updated on emc: 05 Oct 2023 Esomeprazole 20 mg gastro-resistant tabletsEsomeprazole 40 mg gastro-resistant tabletsesomeprazoleKeep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.1. What Esomeprazole is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Esomeprazole 3. How to take Esomeprazole 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Esomeprazole 6. Contents of the pack and other informationEsomeprazole contains a medicine called esomeprazole. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘proton pump inhibitors’. They work by reducing the amount of acid that your stomach produces.Esomeprazole is used to treat the following conditions:Adults‘Gastroesophageal reflux disease’ (GERD). This is where acid from the stomach escapes into the gullet (the tube which connects your throat to your stomach) causing pain, inflammation and heartburn.Ulcers in the stomach or upper part of the gut (intestine) that are infected with bacteria called ‘Helicobacter pylori’. If you have this condition, your doctor may also prescribe antibiotics to treat the infection and allow the ulcer to heal. Stomach ulcers caused by medicines called NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). Esomeprazole can also be used to stop stomach ulcers or ulcers in the upper part of the gut (intestine) from forming if you are taking NSAIDs.Too much acid in the stomach caused
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